Ichigo
walked just slightly in front of Ishida but the faster that he walked
the further the other boy was ahead of him. "Ichigo wait!" Ishida
tried to yell but for some reason his throat was closed and couldn't
yell. Damnit! Moments later,
Ishida sat up quickly. He looked around him and sighed. Ishida was in
his own bed at home. Though, it took him a moment to notice he was
sweating uncontrollably God what the hell is wrong with me?
It's been weeks since I confessed to Ichigo. I haven't talked to him
since then either. God he must really hate me now. Ishida
flipped onto his side and stared at the glowing numbers on the clock.
Sighing he couldn't help but to think of what Ichigo was doing right
now. He sat back up again and flipped the covers back. Putting his
slippers on he slowly padded to the kitchen.

In
the kitchen, Ishida stood staring at the phone. Did he really want to
call him? Or was he just feeling guilty for what he did? Sighing,
Ishida couldn't help but to pick up the phone and dial the oh so
familiar number. It rang a couple of times and a young female voice
picked up. Oh shit! I think it's one of his sisters! "Hello?"
answered the sleepy voice of Ichigo's younger sister Karin.

"What?
Yeah sure. What ever." the phone was put down on a hard surface and
Karin's voice could be heard calling rather muffled but still
understandable, "Nii-san! Phone!"

Nervously,
Ishida played with a pen sitting on the counter. He had no idea what
to say! Soon though he ran out of time to think of what to say
because a warm but rather irritated male voice picked up. It was
Ichigo on the other end of the now saying, "Hello? Who is it? What
do you want?"

Hearing
him angry made him cringe. "I-Ichigo-kun? I-it's me. Ishida."

"I'm
hanging up now."

"NO!
Please wait!"

There
came a sigh from the other end. He was clearly angry but didn't hang
up. "What is it that you want?"

"I
wanted to talk to you and also... apologize..."

"For
what? Confessing? Big deal. I just... I already told you that I have
somebody. You can keep on liking me if you want but it's never going
to happen."

"That's
one of the reasons I called. Since it's not going to work, I decided
to give up on you. Life's not always fair and you don't always get
what you want."

Ichigo
took an intake of breath. This isn't what he had planned when he had
told a lie. Well more of a half lie but still! He didn't want things
to end this way! They couldn't!

"Kurosaki?
Are you alright?"

"Yeah.
I'm fine. Just tired is all. Now is there anything else you need? If
not I'm going to bed." Ichigo said, trying to sound as arrogant and
pissed off, as he possibly could. Today was not going well.

"No.
I'll see you tomorrow." The phone clicked when Ishida hung up.
Ichigo stood holding the beeping phone in his hand for awhile before
he sister plucked it out of his hand and set it back down on the
receiver.

"Nii-chan,"
said a very timid voice, "Dai ja bu? You seem a little distracted."

"What?
Oh, Yuzu it's you. Yeah I'm fine. Why are you still up? You should be
in bed."

"I
couldn't sleep."

Ichigo
couldn't help but smile at his sister. She was sleepy eyed and looked
small and fragile. "Up we go go." He said, scooping her up into
his arms.

"N-nii-chan!
What are you doing?"

"Putting
you to bed where you belong!"

"Fine."
Yuzu layed her head against her brothers shoulder and before he even
got her to her room she was breathing softly and evenly. He put her
into bed and covered her up. Quietly he crept out of the room,
closing the door behind him. Ichigo slid against the wall next to his
sisters' bedroom. Burying his face in his hands he cried. He had
never planned things this way. His friend was breaking things off
completely. Permently.

He
sat there crying for almost a half an hour before pushing himself off
the ground and walking with jelly like legs to room and there,
collapsing on his bed, covering his eyes with one hand. His closet
door slid open and Rukia sat there, staring at him. "Who was on the
phone?" She asked, curiosity in her voice.

"Ishida."
He mumbled, his words incoherent.

"Uryuu?
What did he want?" Rukia hopped off the bed inside the closet and
went over to Ichigo, laying her head against his stomach.

Ichigo
placed his hand on Rukia's head and again muttered, "Ishida."

"I
know it was Ishida but what did he want? Ichigo? ICHIGO?!" She
screamed but got no reply for the orange haired boy had fallen
soundly asleep, softly calling out the other's name. You've fallen
for him but don't want to admit it right? You two would be great
together. What would be so wrong loving another guy? Ichigo!

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